Tomorrow I leave...

...for Sardinia. I don't think I have ever been this tan!

Macho Men

Flavio in his lovely undershirt.Because he didn't like this picture...And then we were at a dinner for the swim team and the one jokester guy who looks like Jay Leno was posing with Nastia's purse and tried to get Massie to join in. He declined...LOL

Mussels 101

Ok last post you saw Nastia and Corado collecting the mussels and then us all cleaning the little other type shell-thingys off with knives and then Corado washing them in the sea and sand to finish the cleaning procedure. We brought them home in a bucket of sea water and then rinsed and pulled off the beards. Some were steamed in their own juices, some were cooked with fresh tomatoes for pasta and some were de-shelled and frozen for later. We feasted on them then the whole day.

Two Sisters

Due Sorelli is a rock formation south of Ancona. From the cliffs above it doesn't look like much but when you arrive by boat there is a gorgeous little rock and sand cove with clear blue water and lots of mussels! Monia and Massie's scuba diving friends have a zodiac-type boat that we used. Fun day, beautiful coves, great people and fresh seafood!!